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Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation

In gratitude for and in honor of Thich Nhat Hanh’s life, there are many ways you can contribute to his continuing legacy — practicing mindfulness, engaging in Sangha building, reconciling conflict in your relationships, and working for peace and justice in your own community.

If you feel moved to do so, you can provide financial support to Deer Park in Thay’s honor in a variety of ways through the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation.

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Food Donations

Alms giving (food donation) has connected the monastic and lay communities since the time of the Buddha. If you would like to make a donation of vegetarian food to the monastery, you may come to the kitchen on a Day of Mindfulness so that we can receive your gift.

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    Sunday / 9:00 am - 2:00 pmDay of the Dead: Dia de los Muertos on Nov 1

    We welcome you to join us to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.
    Únete a nuestra sangha del sur de California para celebrar el Día de los Muertos, el domingo 1 de noviembre de 2026. 

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    November 8 / 9:00 am - 2:00 pmDay of Mindfulness: November 8

    We welcome you to join us for this day of practice.

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    November 15 / 9:00 am - 2:00 pmSister Dang Nghiem Book Signing & Day of Mindfulness (Nov 15)

    Join us for a special Day of Mindfulness and Book Signing with Sister Dang Nghiem (Sister D), celebrating the release of her new book, Live Beautifully, Die Beautifully.

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Take the Deer Park Monastery and Plum Village community with you wherever you go. The Plum Village app is designed to cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and joy through guided meditations, deep relaxations, practice poems, bells of mindfulness, and other practices — all through a mobile device.

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